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2025-04-12 04:35:05

Adobe Retreats from Bluesky After Massive User Backlash - Adobe has deleted all its posts on Twitter-alternative Bluesky after a disastrous ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/12/026211/adobe-retreats-from-bluesky-after-massive-user-backlash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #social

2025-04-09 17:35:07

Some people think AI writing has a tell — the em dash. Writers disagree. - Em dashes have been derided as the “ChatGPT hyphen” — a punctuation mark overused by arti... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/09/ai-em-dash-writing-punctuation-chatgpt/

2025-04-08 14:35:07

Turning Old Cellphones into SBCs - [David] sent us a tip about a company in Belgium, Citronics, that is looking to tu... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/turning-old-cellphones-into-sbcs/ #singleboardcomputer #cellphonehacks #computerhacks #greenhacks #cellphone #recycling #computer

2025-04-08 11:55:08

Framework pauses U.S. sales of base Laptop 13 models due to tariffs — company says other vendors are pausing sales too, but not making announcements - The cheapest Framework Laptop 13s powered by a Core Ultra 5... - https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-pauses-u-s-sales-of-base-laptop-13-models-due-to-tariffs-company-says-other-vendors-are-pausing-sales-too-but-not-making-announcements #laptops

2025-04-07 14:15:08

Microsoft AI Chief Sees Advantage in Building Models '3 or 6 Months Behind' - Microsoft's AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says the company has deliberately chosen to ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/07/1354220/microsoft-ai-chief-sees-advantage-in-building-models-3-or-6-months-behind?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

2025-04-07 14:15:08

Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history - After 23 years, the privacy plumber has finally arrived to clean up this mess A 23-year-o... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/07/chrome_135_history_sniffing/

2025-04-07 14:15:06

Beef up your Steam Deck storage with this 2TB WD Black SN770M SSD deal - only $177 at Amazon - Expand the storage of your gaming handheld or laptop with t... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/beef-up-your-steam-deck-storage-with-this-2tb-wd-black-sn770m-ssd-deal-only-usd177-at-amazon #pccomponents #storage #ssds

2025-04-06 11:25:05

Celebrating 30 Years of Windows 95 at VCF - It’s been 30 years since Windows 95 launched. [Ms-Dos5] and [Commodore Z] are cele... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/celebrating-30-years-of-windows-95/ #retrocomputing #commodorez #microsoft #windows95 #ms-dos5 #vcf

2025-04-05 20:55:07

Ian Fleming Published the James Bond Novel 'Moonraker' 70 Years Ago Today - "The third James Bond novel was published on this day in 1955," writes long-time S... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/2026218/ian-fleming-published-the-james-bond-novel-moonraker-70-years-ago-today?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #books

2025-04-05 19:45:06

NASA Seeks Proposals for Two More Private Astronaut Space Station Visits - This week NASA "issued a solicitation for the next two private astronaut missions ... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/1930232/nasa-seeks-proposals-for-two-more-private-astronaut-space-station-visits?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #iss

2025-04-05 17:45:06

Open Source Coalition Announces 'Model-Signing' with Sigstore to Strengthen the ML Supply Chain - The advent of LLMs and machine learning-based applications "opened the door to a n... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/0621201/open-source-coalition-announces-model-signing-with-sigstore-to-strengthen-the-ml-supply-chain?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

2025-04-05 17:35:07

Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition power supply review - The Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition PSU features effo... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/seasonic-prime-tx-1600-noctua-edition-power-supply-review #powersupplies #pccomponents

2025-04-05 17:35:06

If You’re 3D Scanning, You’ll Want a Way To Work with Point Clouds - 3D scanning is becoming much more accessible, which means it’s more likely that th... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/05/if-youre-3d-scanning-youll-want-a-way-to-work-with-point-clouds/ #softwarehacks #3dscanning #pointcloud #software #mesh

2025-04-03 19:35:37

Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years - Simple denial-of-service blunder turned out to be a remote unauth code exec disaster Susp... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/suspected_chines_snoops_hijacked_buggy/

2025-04-03 19:25:35

Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen - An anonymous reader shares a report: Oracle has told customers that a hacker broke... - https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/04/03/198224/oracle-tells-clients-of-second-recent-hack-log-in-data-stolen?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #oracle

2025-03-31 22:35:43

Intel and Microsoft Staff Allegedly Lured To Work For Fake Chinese Company In Taiwan - Taiwanese authorities have accused 11 Chinese companies, including SMIC, of secret... - https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/31/2018240/intel-and-microsoft-staff-allegedly-lured-to-work-for-fake-chinese-company-in-taiwan?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #china

2025-03-27 15:25:37

New advanced filesystem format option found in Windows 11 preview build — ReFS supports up to 35 petabytes - Microsoft's modern Resilient File System supports files and... - https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/new-advanced-filesystem-format-option-found-in-windows-11-preview-build-refs-supports-up-to-35-petabytes #operatingsystems #software #windows

2025-03-26 01:25:39

GameStop To Invest Corporate Cash In Bitcoin, Following In Footsteps of MicroStrategy - GameStop announced it will invest part of its corporate cash in bitcoin and stable... - https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/0059223/gamestop-to-invest-corporate-cash-in-bitcoin-following-in-footsteps-of-microstrategy?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #bitcoin

2025-03-24 16:15:41

AI agents swarm Microsoft Security Copilot - Looking to sort through large volumes of security info? Redmond has your backend Microsof... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/microsoft_security_copilot_agents/

2025-03-21 04:15:39

Tesla vandals face up to 20 years in prison, says attorney general - The US attorney general said a wave of vandalism and arson attacks at Tesla dealerships i... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c204yvv1eexo

2025-03-13 19:45:36

German Spy Agency Concluded COVID Virus Likely Leaked From Lab - An anonymous reader shares a report: Germany's foreign intelligence service in 202... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/1835237/german-spy-agency-concluded-covid-virus-likely-leaked-from-lab?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #news

2025-03-13 14:55:40

AI tool tells user to learn coding instead of asking it generate the code - Cursor AI refuses to generate codes larger than 800 lines o... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-tool-tells-user-to-learn-coding-instead-of-asking-it-generate-the-code #artificialintelligence #techindustry

2025-03-12 22:45:42

Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New C.E.O. Amid Turnaround Efforts - The semiconductor pioneer has appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a well-known tech investor and execut... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/technology/intel-new-ceo-tan.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #intelcorporation #computerchips #lip-butan

2025-03-10 01:35:42

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack - Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stol... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kgndwwd7lo

2025-03-07 17:15:39

'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Ryzen Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips - A team of Google researchers has discovered an exploit allo... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/you-can-now-jailbreak-your-amd-cpu-google-researchers-release-kit-to-exploit-microcode-vulnerability-in-zen-1-to-zen-4-chips #pccomponents #cpus

2025-03-06 05:05:41

Microsoft announces Skype will close in May - The internet chat and phone service, which is owned by Microsoft, made the announcement o... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7vxlrvxyeo

2025-02-27 22:05:36

Tesla Fires a Manager Who Criticized Elon Musk on Social Media - The employee objected to a post on X by Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive and a top advis... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-tesla-firing-worker.html #governmentefficiencydepartment(us) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #electricandhybridvehicles #fringegroupsandmovements #holocaustandthenaziera #linkedincorporation #muskelon

2025-02-13 16:55:35

Official RTX 4090 power cable found melted by reviewer 2 years later — card functioned fine despite hidden melted connector - The gaming/tech review site Dark Side of Gaming looked at i... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/official-rtx-4090-power-cable-found-melted-by-reviewer-2-years-later-card-functioned-fine-despite-hidden-melted-connector #pccomponents #gpus

2025-02-13 16:55:35

Tiny Typing Tutor Tuts At Your Incorrect Shift Usage - There are a wide range of typing tutors out there that will educate you in the glo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/tiny-typing-tutor-tuts-at-your-incorrect-shift-usage/ #softwarehacks #peripherals #typingtutor #keyboard #shiftkey #colemak #dvorak #qwerty #typing #shift

2025-01-21 02:35:35

Did He? - Did Elon Musk actually toss off a Sieg Heil at Donald Trump’s inauguration rally today?A ... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/musk-trump-inauguration-salute/681390/?utm_source=feed

2025-01-21 02:05:37

Trump signs executive order to reverse Biden’s electric vehicle policies - Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images
Pre... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/20/24347980/trump-ev-order-carbon-emission-rule

2025-01-20 04:15:35

Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency - $Melania is announced a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocur... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98y47vrv2jo

2025-01-18 17:15:38

Get your hands on this Ryzen 9, RTX 4060 gaming laptop for $1,099 - The Asus TUF Gaming A16 RTX 4060 gaming laptop is currently... - https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/get-your-hands-on-this-ryzen-9-rtx-4060-gaming-laptop-for-usd1-099 #gaminglaptops #laptops

2025-01-18 15:25:39

New York proposes background checks for 3D printer purchases — the bill combats 3D-printed guns - New York State Assembly Bill A02228 aims to require backgro... - https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/new-york-proposes-background-checks-for-3d-printer-purchases-the-bill-combats-3d-printed-guns #3dprinting

2025-01-16 18:05:35

FDA bans use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods - Red Dye No. 3 is used in candy, desserts, frostings, and o... - https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24345185/fda-red-dye-no-3-food-ban-cancer-risk

2025-01-11 00:35:34

Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform - Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a "hacking-as-a-service... - https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/01/microsoft-sues-service-for-creating-illicit-content-with-its-ai-platform/ #artificialintelligence #generativeai #microsoft #security #biz⁢ #policy #ai

2025-01-10 19:35:34

AI could create 78 million more jobs than it eliminates by 2030—report - On Wednesday, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Future of Jobs R... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/ai-could-create-78-million-more-jobs-than-it-eliminates-by-2030-report/ #worldeconomicforum #machinelearning #aiandjobs #ailayoffs #biz⁢ #ai

2025-01-08 16:55:35

Six Big US Banks Quit Net Zero Alliance - An anonymous reader shares a report: The six biggest banks in the US have all quit... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/1515243/six-big-us-banks-quit-net-zero-alliance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #earth

2025-01-08 00:55:40

Man Used ChatGPT To Plan Las Vegas Cybertruck Blast - According to police, the man killed in the January 1st Las Vegas Cybertruck blast ... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/08/0019223/man-used-chatgpt-to-plan-las-vegas-cybertruck-blast?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #crime

2025-01-06 15:35:42

One Small Step: All About Stepper Motors - The primary feature of stepper motors is listed right within their name: their abi... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/one-small-step-all-about-stepper-motors/ #steppermotordriver #steppermotor #featured #skills #parts

2025-01-06 11:25:36

Linux-powered handheld computer connects to Raspberry Pi HATs, snap-on modules - The Mecha Comet is made for hackers and makers, running Deb... - https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/linux-powered-handheld-computer-connects-to-raspberry-pi-hats-snap-on-modules #raspberrypi

2025-01-06 11:15:35

January 6 and the Triumph of the Justification Machine - Try to remember for a moment how you felt on January 6, 2021. Recall the makeshift gallow... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/january-6-justification-machine/681215/?utm_source=feed

2025-01-06 11:15:34

Looming energy crunch makes future uncertain for datacenters - But investors still betting big on bit barns thanks to AI and cloud demand Datacenter ope... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/energy_crunch_datacenters/

2025-01-03 07:45:37

Tech support warrior left cosplay battle and Trekked to the office - Set aside the bat'leth to fix trivial problem for p'takh On Call Welcome to the year 202... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/on_call/

2025-01-03 07:15:43

Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president - In a post on Meta's Facebook, Sir Nick Clegg said he was departing after nearly seven yea... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw785585wo

2025-01-03 07:15:43

New 'All-Optical' Nanoscale Sensors of Force Access Previously Unreachable Environments - ZipNada shares a report from Phys.org: In a paper published today in Nature, a tea... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/01/03/0429229/new-all-optical-nanoscale-sensors-of-force-access-previously-unreachable-environments?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

2025-01-01 07:15:38

NATO Plans To Build Satellite Links As Backups To Undersea Cables - Tom's Hardware reports that NATO is developing an advanced system to address the g... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/31/2227234/nato-plans-to-build-satellite-links-as-backups-to-undersea-cables?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #military

2024-12-31 13:55:39

Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash - US authorities allege he was responsible for the collapse of two coins, prompting a massi... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy30n29qx5o

2024-12-31 00:15:37

When The EU Speaks, Everyone Charges The Same Way - The moment everyone has been talking about for years has finally arrived, the Euro... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/when-the-eu-speaks-everyone-charges-the-same-way/ #cellphonehacks #europeanunion #dcpower #usbc

2024-12-29 09:35:39

A Review That Asks: Do You Need a Thermal Camera? - [Maker’s Fun Duck] has a recent video review of a cheap thermal camera from a comp... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/29/a-review-that-asks-do-you-need-a-thermal-camera/ #thermalcamera #reviews #flir

2024-12-28 21:45:43

'Universal Basic Income' Isn't a Silver Bullet, Says Lead Researcher on Sam Altman's Study - Business Insider reports:
The lead researcher for Sam Altman's basic-income stud... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/12/28/0535244/universal-basic-income-isnt-a-silver-bullet-says-lead-researcher-on-sam-altmans-study?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #government

2024-12-28 19:55:40

Magnus Carlsen Quits Chess Tournament After Refusing to Change Out of Jeans - Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday, reports CNN, "a... - https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/12/28/1759232/magnus-carlsen-quits-chess-tournament-after-refusing-to-change-out-of-jeans?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #classicgames

2024-12-27 19:55:37

Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas - A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners an... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/technology/trump-musk-immigration-h1b-visa.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #presidentialtransition(us) #immigrationandemigration #computersandtheinternet #ramaswamyvivek(1985-) #illegalimmigration #x(formerlytwitter) #foreignworkers #laborandjobs

2024-12-22 13:55:37

Cat themed fur-wrapped tri-mode keyboard now available for $240 — Petbrick 65 launches in Calico and Odd-eye, but more breeds are on the way - Dry Studio Petbrick mechanical RGB keyboards with cat themi... - https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/dry-studio-debuts-a-keyboard-you-can-actually-pet-petbrick-65-a-fluffy-mechanical-rgb-keyboard-with-cat-theming-in-calico-or-odd-eye-colors-now-available-for-preorder #mechanicalkeyboards #peripherals #keyboards

2024-12-22 13:35:40

Intel Game On Graphics Driver addresses Battlemage bloopers – Arc B580 fixes and known issues are the highlights of the latest update - Intel has just launched an updated driver for its portfolio... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/intel-game-on-graphics-driver-addresses-battlemage-bloopers-arc-b580-fixes-and-known-issues-are-the-highlights-of-the-latest-update #pccomponents #gpudrivers #gpus

2024-12-21 16:55:41

California's Population Jumps Back to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels - "California's population grew this year by nearly a quarter of a million residents... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/21/056208/californias-population-jumps-back-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #stats

2024-12-16 14:25:35

Snapchat is overhauling how influencers earn money on the platform - Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Snapchat is ... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/16/24320402/snapchat-creator-monetization-program-stories-spotlight

2024-12-16 14:05:35

Are Adults Forgetting How To Read? - One in five adults in developed nations demonstrate primary school-level literacy ... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/16/1352259/are-adults-forgetting-how-to-read?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #books

2024-12-13 03:25:40

A Look Back at Google’s 2015 Chromecast - Google’s Chromecast was first released in 2013, with a more sophisticated follow-u... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/12/a-look-back-at-googles-2015-chromecast/ #googlehacks #chromecast #streaming #teardown #google #hdmi

2024-12-09 17:35:38

Scientific Breakthrough Gives New Hope To Building Quantum Computers - Google has achieved a major breakthrough in quantum error correction that could en... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/09/1715219/scientific-breakthrough-gives-new-hope-to-building-quantum-computers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #google

2024-12-05 19:05:39

OpenAI’s new $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription will buy you more compute time - On Thursday during a live demo as part of its "12 days of OpenAI" event, O... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/openais-new-200-mo-chatgpt-subscription-will-buy-you-more-compute-time/ #machinelearning #12daysofopenai #chatgptpro #o1-preview #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #gpt-4o #openai #gpt-4 #ai #o1

2024-11-22 19:45:34

OLED Screen Mounting, Without The Pain - There was a time when no self-respecting electronics engineer would build a big pr... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/22/oled-screen-mounting-without-the-pain/ #panelmount #parts #oled

2024-11-21 18:55:40

Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and might quit the category — again - Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Yesterday Android... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/21/24302508/google-pixel-tablet-2-canceled-rumor

2024-11-21 17:35:34

Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest - Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/chinese_ship_baltic_cable/

2024-11-19 14:45:33

This Raspberry Pi Pico-powered 'barcode beast' scans your CDs and plays your tunes via Spotify - Bas has created a Raspberry Pi-powered barcode scanner that... - https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-pico-powered-barcode-beast-scans-your-cds-and-plays-your-tunes-via-spotify #raspberrypi

2024-11-18 16:35:35

ASRock launches almost 20 ATX 3.1 power supplies — capacities from 750W to 1,650W and 80 Plus certifications from Bronze to Titanium - ASRock releases new generations of power supplies in differ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/asrock-launches-almost-20-atx-3-1-power-supplies-capacities-from-750w-to-1-650w-and-80-plus-certifications-from-bronze-to-titanium #powersupplies #pccomponents

2024-11-18 16:35:35

Exploring the Gakken FX Micro-Computer - Early computer kits aimed at learning took all sorts of forms, from full-fledged c... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/18/exploring-the-gakken-fx-micro-computer/ #microcomputertrainer #retrocomputing #computerhacks #softwarehacks #earlycomputer #computerkit #tms1100 #gakken

2024-11-16 01:25:32

T-Mobile Hacked In Massive Chinese Breach of Telecom Networks - Chinese hackers, reportedly linked to a Chinese intelligence agency, breached T-Mo... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/16/013236/t-mobile-hacked-in-massive-chinese-breach-of-telecom-networks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #privacy

2024-11-14 00:35:34

Bluesky Crosses the 15 Million User Mark - Bluesky has reached 15 million users, driven by a recent surge in U.S. signups fol... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/0017205/bluesky-crosses-the-15-million-user-mark?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #social

2024-11-09 16:45:33

Are Microbes Increasing Levels of Methane in the Atmosphere? - Though it breaks down faster than CO2, methane is a greenhouse gas over 80 times a... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/09/0354213/are-microbes-increasing-levels-of-methane-in-the-atmosphere?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #earth

2024-11-08 19:25:36

Feds investigate racist texts sent across the country post-election - Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge
People across th... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/8/24291466/fcc-fbi-racist-text-messages-post-election

2024-11-08 12:55:33

AI companies get comfortable offering their technology to the military - Social network giant Meta and leading artificial intelligence startup Anthropic are makin... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/08/anthropic-meta-pentagon-military-openai/

2024-11-07 19:15:40

Taskrabbit takes over on-demand moving service Dolly in latest twist for former Seattle startup - (Dolly Photo)
Taskrabbit has quietly absorbed the operations of Dolly, a Seatt... - https://www.geekwire.com/2024/taskrabbit-quietly-acquired-on-demand-moving-service-dolly/ #startups

2024-11-07 19:15:39

Carbitex, makers of carbon fiber materials for footwear, raises $3.3M - Carbitex’s materials are integrated across multiple footwear categories including... - https://www.geekwire.com/2024/carbitex-makers-of-carbon-fiber-materials-for-footwear-raises-3-3m/ #startups #carbitex #footwear #funding

2024-11-07 19:15:38

Zillow Group revenue up 17% to $581M as rentals, mortgage units drive growth - Zillow Group beat estimates for its third quarter, reporting revenue of $581 million and... - https://www.geekwire.com/2024/zillow-group-revenue-up-17-to-581m-as-rentals-mortgage-units-drive-growth/ #zillow #tech

2024-11-06 14:15:38

Delivering the next-generation barcode - The world’s first barcode, designed in 1948, took more than 25 years to make it o... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/06/1106388/delivering-the-next-generation-barcode/ #humansandtechnology #sponsored

2024-11-06 14:15:38

Lyft is also partnering with robotaxi companies - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Lyft is te... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289475/lyft-may-mobility-mobileye-nexar-autonomous-robotaxi

2024-11-06 06:55:34

Meta gives nod to weaponizing Llama – but only for the good guys - Change of mind follows discovery China was playing with it uninvited? Meta has historical... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/meta_weaponizing_llama_us/

2024-11-05 21:05:39

The fever dream of TikTok Live election results - Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge
It takes ... - https://www.theverge.com/24288837/tiktok-live-presidential-election-results-electoral-map-votes

2024-11-05 21:05:39

Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up - Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Stephen Morton, Getty... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24288940/election-day-voting-machines

2024-11-05 11:55:47

Bitcoin and Crypto, Promoted by Trump, Brace for Election Volatility - Many crypto investors hope that a victory for Donald Trump could propel the price of Bitc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/technology/crypto-bitcoin-price-trump-election.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #electionshouseofrepresentatives #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #bitcoin(currency) #virtualcurrency #harriskamalad #trumpdonaldj

2024-11-04 14:15:35

U.S. Chip Toolmakers Move to Cut China From Supply Chains - Applied Materials and Lam Research are telling vendors to follow new restrictions, spurre... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-chip-toolmakers-move-to-cut-china-from-supply-chains-6ad44c98?mod=rss_Technology #paid

2024-11-03 13:25:39

The Broken Promise of USB-C - Can we talk about the cables in our lives? I’ll start: I have a circa-2020 iPhone, which ... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/11/usb-c-is-not-universal/680502/?utm_source=feed

2024-11-02 06:05:40

Canon Promo Codes: Up to $5,000 Off | November 2024 - Get up to $5,000 off refurbished cameras and tech + free shipping in November 2024. Brows... - https://www.wired.com/story/canon-promo-code/ #gear/deals #coupons #gear

2024-11-02 06:05:39

MrBeast: Law firm finds grooming claims against co-host baseless - The YouTuber hired the firm to look into claims that a co-host had sent inappropriate mes... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxrn5k22p4o

2024-11-02 06:05:38

Apple's AI features roll out on iPhones - but not for all - The new features include notification summaries and tools to assist users in writing mess... - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy9xj301wmo

2024-11-01 09:45:41

An awful lot of FOSS should thank the Academy - ASWF is the open source foundation run by the folks who give out Oscars, and you've proba... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/aswf_foss_oscars/

2024-10-30 16:55:36

Elon Musk says X users fight falsehoods. The falsehoods are winning. - X’s crowdsourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, has been hailed as a bold idea f... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/30/elon-musk-x-fact-check-community-notes-misinformation/

2024-10-30 16:55:36

Apple Makes 16GB RAM Standard on MacBook Air - Apple has boosted the default RAM to 16GB across its MacBook Air lineup while main... - https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/30/1637227/apple-makes-16gb-ram-standard-on-macbook-air?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #macbook

2024-10-20 09:15:40

Elon Musk’s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government - Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulator... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/elon-musk-federal-agencies-contracts.html #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #regulationandderegulationofindustry #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #x(formerlytwitter) #teslamotorsinc #muskelon

2024-10-19 23:25:34

Inside the RLL Hard Drive Protocol - If you are younger than a certain age, RLL probably doesn’t mean much to you. Old ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/19/inside-the-rll-hard-drive-protocol/ #retrocomputing #harddrive #seagate #rll

2024-10-16 23:55:39

How does WhatsApp make money? It's free - with some tricks - We all use messaging apps such as Whatsapp for free, but what's in it for them? - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j7nrppny2o

2024-10-16 19:45:37

Smart Gardening Firm's Shutdown a Reminder of Internet of Things' Fickle Nature - AeroGarden, which sells Wi-Fi-connected indoor gardening systems, is going out of ... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/16/1748204/smart-gardening-firms-shutdown-a-reminder-of-internet-of-things-fickle-nature?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #technology

2024-10-13 05:15:35

All System Prompts for Anthropic’s Claude, Revealed - For as long as AI Large Language Models have been around (well, for as long as mod... - https://hackaday.com/2024/10/12/all-system-prompts-for-anthropics-claude-revealed/ #artificialintelligence #systemprompt #anthopic #claude #llm

2024-10-13 01:55:34

North Carolina Maker of High-Purity Quartz Back Operating After Hurricane - Thursday the Associated Press reported:
One of the two companies that manufacture... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/10/13/0012204/north-carolina-maker-of-high-purity-quartz-back-operating-after-hurricane?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #usa

2024-10-10 04:05:38

AI is changing science: Google DeepMind duo win Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper today won this year’s No... - https://thenextweb.com/news/google-deepmind-duo-win-nobel-prize-chemistry-ai #startupsandtechnology #deeptech

2024-10-10 04:05:37

Carbon removal startup Paebbl bags $25M to turn CO2 into building materials - Dutch-Nordic carbon capture startup Paebbl has raised $25mn as it looks to turn th... - https://thenextweb.com/news/carbon-removal-startup-paebbl-funding #startupsandtechnology #investorsandfunding #sustainability

2024-10-09 02:15:41

Bitcoin Creator Is Peter Todd, HBO Film Says - A new HBO documentary claims Canadian developer Peter Todd is Satoshi Nakamoto, th... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/0157238/bitcoin-creator-is-peter-todd-hbo-film-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #bitcoin

2024-10-08 11:55:34

Nobel Prize in Physics Goes To Machine Learning Pioneers Hopfield and Hinton - John J. Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University ... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/08/1138258/nobel-prize-in-physics-goes-to-machine-learning-pioneers-hopfield-and-hinton?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

2024-10-08 00:35:36

Donald Trump Flirts With Race Science - One of Donald Trump’s signature rhetorical moves—and there are many—is wrapping his most ... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/10/donald-trump-migrants-race-science/680187/?utm_source=feed